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. >> joanne was here in 1964 when lyndon johnson drove into town and set out his bold vision for tackling poverty and racial inequality. >> i've helped to build the great society. >> the cornerstone was a government program to help the poor and elderly. today, joanne worries that mitt romney would like to dismantle them. >> people need to know that they need those government programs so that they continue that everyone can get help. >> mr. obama does not have an lbj style big vision for his second term. he says his opponent has no vision at all. >> you heard of the new deal, you have heard of the fair deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> ohio has benefited from billions of dollars in bailouts for the auto industry. it has won mr. obama a lot of support. >> that affects one in 8 jobs in ohio. i don't think that you can be from ohio and talk about jobs without recognizing that. >> i think that we have some momentum. this will be like a square rather than a wheel. away from the liberal college campuses, they're not so convinced. in a way, the state
. >> joanne was here in 1964 when lyndon johnson drove into town and set out his bold vision for tackling poverty and racial inequality. >> i've helped to build the great society. >> the cornerstone was a government program to help the poor and elderly. today, joanne worries that mitt romney would like to dismantle them. >> people need to know that they need those government programs so that they continue that everyone can get help. >> mr. obama does not have an...
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johnson, maybe since fdr. after the midterm he was repudiated and runs as liberal, proud liberal. convention advertised him as liberal. romney campaign has a huge opening in a country 2 to 1, self-identified conservatives and liberals to say you know what? obama is in fact an activist liberal. >> bret: quickly, charles, polls are flashes in time. you get a call, what do you identify now? not are you a republican or democrat. which party do you identify with at this moment? >> look, everybody understands it's not a predictor of election day but it tells you if you compare today with yesterday and the week before, the week before, what you see there is obama was ahead before the convention. now tied. so you see actual -- it isn't only static. it shows the movement for you compare "a" and "b" and "c." movement is for romney. keeps it up, he will win. >> bret: next up, romney foreign policy speech and new revelations about the security in libya. ♪ ♪ >> bret. the president is fond -- >>> the president is fond o
johnson, maybe since fdr. after the midterm he was repudiated and runs as liberal, proud liberal. convention advertised him as liberal. romney campaign has a huge opening in a country 2 to 1, self-identified conservatives and liberals to say you know what? obama is in fact an activist liberal. >> bret: quickly, charles, polls are flashes in time. you get a call, what do you identify now? not are you a republican or democrat. which party do you identify with at this moment? >> look,...
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johnson's life. it is a way to see what a president can really do. >> chris: robert carol spent almost half his life telling the story of lbj. he says he is a not a power, how. you get it and what you do with it and johnson he says was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take you? >> i thought about ten years. >> chris: and now we are, what, 36 years into this? >> something like that. >> chris: the breadth and depth of the work is stunning. since 1976, caro has written four books, 3400 pages, winning almost every award there is starting with the pulitzer and not yet to johnson and vietnam. why has it taken so long? when caro looked at how johnson was first elec elected so the e in 1948 by 40 votes he wrote a book about it. >> nobody has ever looked and said this is what a stolen election it. >> chris: and the late evangelicals tells how johnson succeeded john kennedy and saved his agenda. >> he takes legislation that wasn't going to pass civil rights, the tax cut bill a
johnson's life. it is a way to see what a president can really do. >> chris: robert carol spent almost half his life telling the story of lbj. he says he is a not a power, how. you get it and what you do with it and johnson he says was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take you? >> i thought about ten years. >> chris: and now we are, what, 36 years into this? >> something like that. >> chris: the breadth and depth of the work...
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. >> with the vietnam war drilling a hole through lyndon johnson's presidency as well as everyday american lives, new york political lowenstein through the halls of capitol hill, [indiscernible] he knew that someone had to raise the moral flag against the war and his first thought was bobby kennedy's office. the first term new york senator understood the rightness of the cause, but knew that throwing his hat in the ring would surely wreck the democratic party and possibly his own career. kennedy suggested south dakota senator george mcgovern, probably the most ardent critic of the war. in recommending his friend, bobby said -- georgia is the most decent man in the senate. as a matter of fact, he's probably the only one. >> nobody dreamed johnson would resign and decide not to run again. i thought since i was up for reelection for the senate, it would be better to get a senator who did not have to forfeit his seat in the senate, so suggested to mccarthy. >> the one thing he was concerned about was the establishment was one to pursue this war, nobody was quick to be there to make a case agai
. >> with the vietnam war drilling a hole through lyndon johnson's presidency as well as everyday american lives, new york political lowenstein through the halls of capitol hill, [indiscernible] he knew that someone had to raise the moral flag against the war and his first thought was bobby kennedy's office. the first term new york senator understood the rightness of the cause, but knew that throwing his hat in the ring would surely wreck the democratic party and possibly his own career....
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lyndon johnson was president. horse racing, this is longer than that production as a third baseman. bat a 330. no one really close in the american league. 139 rbis. that's part of the triple counsel. the only question is whether or not he would have enough home runs he beat josh hamilton by one run. that's what solidified it walked off to quite. they replaced him at third baseman. he is incredibly humble. >> i got say thank you to god for giving me the opportunity to have this moment, to give me opportunity to go out there and play every day. be healthy. try to do my job. >> a lot of people are blaming the referee strike. they are blaming the fact that there was a debate and the presidential election or the fact that it's hasn't been done in so long that's why no one really thought about it. >> 1967. >> absolutely. >> i thought albert poll holes would be the guy. he is such a great hitter. what's the perspective on. this when you talk to people that watch the game, barry bonds didn't do it jose canseco didn't do it. any of the dopers over the last 15 years none of those guys did it.
lyndon johnson was president. horse racing, this is longer than that production as a third baseman. bat a 330. no one really close in the american league. 139 rbis. that's part of the triple counsel. the only question is whether or not he would have enough home runs he beat josh hamilton by one run. that's what solidified it walked off to quite. they replaced him at third baseman. he is incredibly humble. >> i got say thank you to god for giving me the opportunity to have this moment, to...
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lyndon johnson's life, watching hip exercise power is a way to see what a president can really do. >> chris: robert carroll spent almost half his life telling the story of lbj but he says he's not a biographer, he's a student of power, how you get it and what you do with it. and, johnson, he says, was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take? >> i... ten years. >> chris: and now, we're, what 36 years into this. >> something like that. >> chris: the breadth and depth of the work is stunning, since 1976 he has written four books, 3400 pages, winning almost every award there is starting with the pulitzer and he's not yet to johnson and vietnam. why has it taken so long? when we he look at how johnson was first elected to the senate in 1948, by 87 votes, he ended up writing a book about it. >> nobody has ever looked at a stolen election from beginning to end. and say, this is where the stolen election is... >> chris: and the latest, "passage of power" tells how johnson succeeded john kennedy and saved his agenda. >> he takes legislation that kennedy introduc
lyndon johnson's life, watching hip exercise power is a way to see what a president can really do. >> chris: robert carroll spent almost half his life telling the story of lbj but he says he's not a biographer, he's a student of power, how you get it and what you do with it. and, johnson, he says, was a genius at both. >> chris: how long did you think it was going to take? >> i... ten years. >> chris: and now, we're, what 36 years into this. >> something like that....
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it was added to the tax code by lyndon b. johnson. some historians say as a way to silence his critics. attorney jordan laurs, says the law is unconstitutional. >> the irs has no business making a theological determination that certain topics are off limits if you are having church on the weekend. >> reporter: but organizations like americans united for a separation of church special state say the johnson amendment must be upheld to protect the divide between faith and politicians. >> what is at stake is the integrity of churches. churches are not supposed to be political action committees am people don't go to church tow hfer hear to vote for for the city council or president. they go for spiritual solace and to learn about the holy scripture, want to be told who is the best president. >> reporter: this is the fifth year of public freedom sunday. the number of pastors has grown three-fold from just last year. their ultimate goal is to have the irs law declared unconstitutional and the other is to have their kong -- congrigants vote t
it was added to the tax code by lyndon b. johnson. some historians say as a way to silence his critics. attorney jordan laurs, says the law is unconstitutional. >> the irs has no business making a theological determination that certain topics are off limits if you are having church on the weekend. >> reporter: but organizations like americans united for a separation of church special state say the johnson amendment must be upheld to protect the divide between faith and politicians....
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so and most folks would agree that lyndon johnson on the ticket helped kennedy to win. they the vice president matter for a number of reasons. number one, we need to remember that four presidents have died of natural causes. four were assassinated and richard nixon resigned. that's nine vice president that asended to the presidency from martin van buren to george h. w. bush. they run for the office on their own. and in recent years, the vice presidency has become a dramatically different office than when was the nation was created. there used to be an old joke about the vice president. they would say mother had two sons one joined the navy and one became vice president and neither was heard of again. fdr's first vice president was famous for saying the vice presidency quote unquote wasn't worth a warm bucket of spit. this this is not the vice presidency today. and in recent tuned on the vice presidential debate and what biden and paul ryan is saying probably matters. let me pick up on the point about the debates and the reference to walter. the vice president, debate ar
so and most folks would agree that lyndon johnson on the ticket helped kennedy to win. they the vice president matter for a number of reasons. number one, we need to remember that four presidents have died of natural causes. four were assassinated and richard nixon resigned. that's nine vice president that asended to the presidency from martin van buren to george h. w. bush. they run for the office on their own. and in recent years, the vice presidency has become a dramatically different office...
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what is expectancy in this country was 70 when lyndon johnson signed it into law. today is 78. with the rule that came out a couple of days ago it will help families and patients be able to again, get care that will provide higher standard of quality of life. and if we turn the clock back, which through the romney plan does, in terms of taking it out of a guaranteed benefit structure, you know, really people are going to really suffer and it's not hysterical to say that. we know that. >> stephanie: that's why -- >> from real life experience. >> stephanie: my favorite line about the president's -- about going back to the financial policies of the 1920s the social policies of the 1950s and the foreign policies of the '80s that's why forward is the perfect slogan for us. representative courtney, thanks as always for your time. so appreciate it. >> thanks, stephanie. keep up the great work. >> stephanie: thank you. you, too. there he goes, joe courtney. >> yea. >> stephanie: the president on the ever-changing mitt romney. >> obama: we're accustomed to seeing politicians change thei
what is expectancy in this country was 70 when lyndon johnson signed it into law. today is 78. with the rule that came out a couple of days ago it will help families and patients be able to again, get care that will provide higher standard of quality of life. and if we turn the clock back, which through the romney plan does, in terms of taking it out of a guaranteed benefit structure, you know, really people are going to really suffer and it's not hysterical to say that. we know that. >>...
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as you know, every american president since lyndon johnson has tried to stop israel from building settlements on the west bank because they understood that those settlements threaten to foreclose the possibility of a two-state solution. some presidents pushed hard, some not very hard. at camp david jimmy carter believed he had received assurances that settlement building would stop and that a process leading to self-determination and autonomy on the west bank would commence. but settlement building did not stop, and is both carter and the egyptians for different reasons did not make too much of a fuss. ronald reagan called for a settlement freeze without making a big issue of it. george h.w. bush did make a big issue of it and paid a steep political price which may have cost him re-election. bill clinton wanted very much a viable palestinian state, and he found that settlement building continued whether israel was headed by labor and, indeed, accelerated throughout the 1990s. barack obama made a settlement freeze the jumping-off point for his peace efforts and was smacked down decisively by p
as you know, every american president since lyndon johnson has tried to stop israel from building settlements on the west bank because they understood that those settlements threaten to foreclose the possibility of a two-state solution. some presidents pushed hard, some not very hard. at camp david jimmy carter believed he had received assurances that settlement building would stop and that a process leading to self-determination and autonomy on the west bank would commence. but settlement...
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johnson used in passing the great society legislation, civil rights, the big ticket items and a note earlier era. there is an argument about steady leadership that could pave the way. on the flip side, this is the most partisan, divided congress in 100 years, and that does not count for nothing. that plays a huge role. it also feeds into the frustration people have with congress -- why can they not get this deal done? we know it needs to happen. it is a growing problem. like so many things, policy- wise, it is difficult, if not impossible, and politically lawmakers tend to not want to do with it in until they're faced with all last possible moment to act because if they at earlier, they will certainly be criticized -- why did you make the deal this way or that way? both sides will be criticized. as we saw last summer during the standoff over raising the nation's debt ceiling, it went down to the last possible minute because neither side was willing to stick their necks out and say they would do something. that might not be the profile in courage that people expect from their lawmaker
johnson used in passing the great society legislation, civil rights, the big ticket items and a note earlier era. there is an argument about steady leadership that could pave the way. on the flip side, this is the most partisan, divided congress in 100 years, and that does not count for nothing. that plays a huge role. it also feeds into the frustration people have with congress -- why can they not get this deal done? we know it needs to happen. it is a growing problem. like so many things,...
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most folks would agree that lyndon johnson's presence on the ticket in 1960 probably helped john kennedy to win. they matter, the vice presidents matter for a number of reasons. number one we need to remember that for president have died of natural causes in office, forward assassinated, and richard nixon more recently resigned. that's nine vice presidents that the sender to the presidency from martin van buren, once upon time, to george h. w. bush more recently. vice presidents have run for the office on their own. in recent years the vice presidency has become a dramatically different office than it was when the nation was created. pages to be this old joke about the vice president. they would say mother had two sons, one joined the navy and sailed the seven seas, and the other one became vice president and neither one was ever heard of again. john garner was fdr's first vice president was famous for saying that the vice presidency quote unquote wasn't worth a warm bucket of spit. it's alleged to use a different four letter word, perhaps one it even rhymes with state and describing the
most folks would agree that lyndon johnson's presence on the ticket in 1960 probably helped john kennedy to win. they matter, the vice presidents matter for a number of reasons. number one we need to remember that for president have died of natural causes in office, forward assassinated, and richard nixon more recently resigned. that's nine vice presidents that the sender to the presidency from martin van buren, once upon time, to george h. w. bush more recently. vice presidents have run for...
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lyndon johnson, guns and butter equals inflation. if you just -- they are not doing guns or butter. if they are not doing margarine, they aren't doing machine guns. >> then you start again but they can't do that. >> we are devalued better than they are devalued. >> you would think we would be but the dollar is much stronger given anticipation of where rates are. >> true enough. stock specific stuff this morning is the netflix run over? shares of the online video service down in the market after b of a undergrades it to underperform from a bay. from the beginning of the month netflix has jumped 30%. b of a goes a couple times out of radio shack and netflix a double upgrade or downgrade skipping the neutral range. >> radio shack took that up with a $2 price target. >> reporte >> 2.50. >> someone must have gone and bought a couple 16-foot connectors. i think that, by the way, herb greenberg had an excellent point on cnbc.com where he's quoting netflix peaking, and also questioning the hbo strategy. look, if they had, frankly, if they had homeland, netflix would be going through the roo
lyndon johnson, guns and butter equals inflation. if you just -- they are not doing guns or butter. if they are not doing margarine, they aren't doing machine guns. >> then you start again but they can't do that. >> we are devalued better than they are devalued. >> you would think we would be but the dollar is much stronger given anticipation of where rates are. >> true enough. stock specific stuff this morning is the netflix run over? shares of the online video service...
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callback and read the book on lyndon johnson. the use or abuse of the filibuster has been used or abuse in the last 10 days or three years more than once in the 1960's 197's combined by the republicans. the president has an opportunity to come back if the republicans decide their first mission it can no longer be with senator jim demint. mitch mcconnell said the first priority was to make sure obama was it first term president. that would be out of the cards if he was re-elected. there was the possibility of working on different issues. if you have some good progressives reelected -- elizabeth warren -- you have a chance to find partnership on core issues. i'll name one. even something the chamber of commerce signed onto. this country could use an infrastructure bank that would put people back to work and rebuild the infrastructure. with mitt romney, you need somebody to, and that will -- who comes in and that will understand that 47% of americans are not freeloaders but part of a political system and a country that deserves the
callback and read the book on lyndon johnson. the use or abuse of the filibuster has been used or abuse in the last 10 days or three years more than once in the 1960's 197's combined by the republicans. the president has an opportunity to come back if the republicans decide their first mission it can no longer be with senator jim demint. mitch mcconnell said the first priority was to make sure obama was it first term president. that would be out of the cards if he was re-elected. there was the...
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johnson was destroying barry goldwater so in other words not even a nixon 72 r. reagan 84 landslide did they get out of the single digits. for democrats to net 25 they are probably going to lose 10 of their own seats. they have to gross 25 and net 25 and i think it's pretty and mike lee. >> the white. >> the white house is assuming the president is elected he is dealing with a republican house of representatives. >> do you all a great? >> i want to represent myself with the remarks of mr. cook. >> who is going to win in massachusetts, senator warner or senator brown? >> scott round has to get 100% of the republican vote in 100% of the independent vote and one out of five democrat votes. in other words maybe 200,000 obama voters have to split the ticket to vote for republican for the senate. i think it will be an extremely close race but i think scott brown is a trip to candidate and ran a great campaign but it's a little uphill. it's close but i would give warren a little bit of an edge. i don't think frankly irked campaign is very good or she is very strong. >>
johnson was destroying barry goldwater so in other words not even a nixon 72 r. reagan 84 landslide did they get out of the single digits. for democrats to net 25 they are probably going to lose 10 of their own seats. they have to gross 25 and net 25 and i think it's pretty and mike lee. >> the white. >> the white house is assuming the president is elected he is dealing with a republican house of representatives. >> do you all a great? >> i want to represent myself with...
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johnson. janet reed's biography leonard cohen, all these people at the book festival among others. david maraniss is here with a book about obama. i was curious because all these books are so different in terms of authors's approaches to subject matter, with the subject is dead or alive, what kind of access the biographer has to be subject to. i am curious, do you have a philosophy having written many biographies of what exactly a biography should be and what it should do? >> thanks for the question and for all of you coming out. sunday morning is sometimes a chore. i am gratified so many of you are here. the question of biography and what i see it to be. i am trained as a historian so i tend to look at biographies which, regardless of how they are written to some extent all comprise the life and times of your subject. i tend to include more times than some other biographers do. in my experience and observation, biographers come to their subjects from one of two directions. they are either his
johnson. janet reed's biography leonard cohen, all these people at the book festival among others. david maraniss is here with a book about obama. i was curious because all these books are so different in terms of authors's approaches to subject matter, with the subject is dead or alive, what kind of access the biographer has to be subject to. i am curious, do you have a philosophy having written many biographies of what exactly a biography should be and what it should do? >> thanks for...
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. >> only lyndon johnson and george mcgovern who outperformed in ohio compared to where they performed nationally. >> the demographics here, the mix of rural and urban, white, black, male, female. i think that is why it turns out to be such a good bellwether and a barometer of where the country is at. we still have the largest chunk of the electoral votes. >> a quick follow up on that point, pennsylvania, michigan. even if you head south the west virginia, that border of ohio. what makes this so different? it seems to be solid democratic states, west virginia and is likely solid for the republicans. >> we have a mix, parts of the state that are wide like west virginia. appalachian where obama is at least most of those areas not likely to do very well. parts of the state like pittsburgh are like in northeastern ohio, which are traditionally steel and manufacturing related areas. you have parts of the state that are like the south, rural areas that are heavily republican. in some respects, it is a unique mix of having several large urban areas and a lot of rural areas, appalachian areas
. >> only lyndon johnson and george mcgovern who outperformed in ohio compared to where they performed nationally. >> the demographics here, the mix of rural and urban, white, black, male, female. i think that is why it turns out to be such a good bellwether and a barometer of where the country is at. we still have the largest chunk of the electoral votes. >> a quick follow up on that point, pennsylvania, michigan. even if you head south the west virginia, that border of ohio....